BAGUIO CITY – Mountain Province Gov. Bonifacio Lacwasan Jr. has ordered the immediate enforcement of a new ordinance banning the manufacture, sale, and distribution of machine-made replicas of indigenous woven fabrics and garments within the province. “We have to protect our woven fabric, which...
Five people were killed and nine were injured when the passenger van they were riding in fell into a 50-meter deep ravine in Barangay Ampawilen, Sadanga, Mountain Province, on Friday night, April 4. A PASSENGER van plunged into a ravine in Barangay Ampawilen, Sadanga, Mountain Province on...
BONTOC, Mountain Province – A 14-year-old boy drowned on the Chico River in Dawdawan, Supang, Sabangan, Mountain Province on Thursday, Oct. 31. Authorities identified the victim as Juneil Crey Liwaliw Bagwan. AUTHORITIES recover the remains of a 14-year-old drowning victim on the Chico River in...
SABANGAN, Mountain Province – A 60-year-old man drowned on the Chico River here on Thursday, Oct. 24. The victim was identified as Francis "Lacaben" Angel from this town. AUTHORITIES recover the body of a drowning victim on the Chico River in Bontoc, Mountain Province. Angel went missing and...
Police burned marijuana valued at P14.5 million during an eradication operation in Mount Balitok, Barangay Saclit, Sadanga, Mountain Province, on Wednesday, Oct. 16. The Mountain Province Police Provincial Office said 72,900 fully grown marijuana plants were discovered by the Sadanga Municipal...
SADANGA, Mountain Province – Police discovered six sacks of dried marijuana stalks in a vacant shanty while on patrol in Mount Balitoc, Barangay Saclit, this town, on Friday, September 27. Col. Sibly Dawiguey, Mountain Province police chief, said the contraband weighed a total of 500 kilos...
PARACELIS, Mountain Province – A 44-year-old geodetic engineer was arrested after shabu and a gun were found inside his house during a search warrant operation conducted by the Mountain Province Provincial Police Office in Barangay Bantay here on Saturday, June 1. A GEODETIC engineer was...
A 12-year-old Grade 6 pupil drowned on the Chico River in Barangay Tocucan, Bontoc, Mountain Province, on Friday, May 24. Police Major Ryan Wakat, Bontoc chief of police, identified the victim as Veneizah R. Atiwag. Atiwag and her classmates were playing on the river bank near their school when she...
BONTOC, Mountain Province – A New People’s Army amazon surrendered to the Mountain Province Police Provincial Office on April 22. A NEW People’s Army amazon surrendered in Mountain Province. (Photo via Zaldy Comanda) The communist rebel from the Kilusang Larangan Guerilya-Ampis turned...
BONTOC, Mountain Province – Two New People's Army rebels surrendered to the police in this province on April 12. Cordillera police chief Police Brig. Gen. David Peredo Jr. said the surrenderers were aged 54 and 56 and members of the NPA in the Barrio under the Kilusang Larangang Gerilya...
The provincial government of Mountain Province in the Cordillera Administrative Region (CAR) has exposed to risks in case of fire or other incidents its P275.4 million worth of property, plant and equipment (PPE) due to its failure to secure insurance, the Commission on Audit (COA) said. In its...
The proposed office for persons with disability (PWDs) in Bontoc town, Mountain Province lacked the proper architectural facilities or structural features to enhance the mobility, safety, and welfare of its intended beneficiaries, the Commission on Audit (COA) said in its audit report. ...
